Gasoline Charger production news

[Mopar426]

Do they even have a 300+HP turbo 4cyl they could replace the pentastar with? Built locally and not from Europe?

 

[TripleT]

Kokomo …. Isn’t not Europe 330 is what i hear and already had more torque

 

[VANISHING POINT #1]

V8 drove traffic and margin. V6 volume and cash flow…..

Lower insurance rates, better MPG, lower purchase price, lower insurance rate, less theft. More V6 Challengers were sold.

 

[James.A]

The V8 made for a trickle down effect - they were accessible to many but created the hype that drive V6 sales. They need something with a V8. Considering that this new car is heavier than the outgoing I don't think a 4 cylinder is the answer. At minimum the Pentastar. But honestly I think the Ram route is the way to go - option in the 5.7 and sell cars.

 

[VANISHING POINT #1]

Does this mean that the 5.7 Hemi engine was more reliable with less maintenance than the 6.4 engine in the later Challengers from 2020 to 2023?

 

[Mopar426]

Does this mean that the 5.7 Hemi engine was more reliable with less maintenance than the 6.4 engine in the later Challengers from 2020 to 2023?

Cheaper to buy, run and maintain.

 

[VANISHING POINT #1]

Cheaper to buy, run and maintain.

sO it appears to be a pecking order here in general. I have always understood that it is best to stick with the base engine/model of vehicle if you want reliability and the least amount of problems. It is like the more options you have the more problems you will have down the road (if you are one of those car owner's that hang onto your vehicle for 10 to 30 years. It is those options that are the first thing to break.
Most people today appear to lease these cars and keep them for 36 months or less so they don't see the light at the end of tunnel and then say to themselves that the car was very RELIABLE. Then why did they get rid of it?

I remember back in the day when some people used to buy a new car every year with the reasoning in fear of having problems with the current car so they would turn in the car for a new one. They didn't have or push leasing back then like today.